Unit 5: Responsibilities and Assessing Risk

1. Discuss duties and responsibilities of the TFLD/STL during initial attack assignments.

2. Identify duties and responsibilities of the TFLD/STL during an incident transition.

3. Discuss duties and responsibilities of the TFLD/STL in a Type 3 incident organization.

4. Identify methods to ensure assigned resources follow appropriate safety procedures.

5. Describe appropriate actions to take on improved properties during a wildland/urban interface incident.

6. Explain the process for directing a firing operation.

Instructions:

For this exercise, work in your groups using pages 5.13 – 5.18 of the Student Workbook.

Read the scenario and initial fire size up information.

Scenario, Part 1:

Your task force has been disbanded and you have been reassigned to IA at the staging area located at Figueroa Station. Your new strike team consists of five Type 6 engines that have never worked together and have varying levels of experience. A Type 3 helicopter is also available for IA.

A new start has been reported northwest of the Marre Fire, near landmark La Jolla Spring. You are dispatched from the staging area at 1040 and arrive on scene at 1127. There are no other ICs available at this time so you have been asked to assume the role until a qualified IC can be located and dispatched to the fire.

The weather, fuel, and fire behavior conditions are similar to those found in yesterday’s IAP and should be used as point of reference. Use your Marre IAP map to gain SA of the terrain.

You also receive a partial initial fire sizeup from an air attack plane that is on its way to refuel and perform a pilot switch, which will delay its availability to you as a resource. 

Initial fire size up:

• Access: Heavily brushed two track road leaving Ballard campground

• Estimated size: 10 Acres

• Spread potential: Moderate

• Character of fire: Some isolated torching and short-range spotting

• Active fire perimeter: 50% at the head

• Position on slope: Lower 1/3

• Winds: SE 6 – 12 mph

• Structures threatened: 2 located on the SE flank of the fire next to the twotrack

Air attack contacts you on a local frequency and lets you know that an agency dozer is about 15 minutes out. Air attack also mentions that the heel of the fire has died down considerably and his relief is about 10 minutes out.

Assignment:

1. Develop a tactical plan to include structure protection and burnout for the operational period on the ICS 201. What alternatives do you have to the ICS 201?

2. Develop an order for additional resources.

3. Develop 2-3 incident objectives on the ICS 201. What alternative forms might an Incident Commander/ TFLD/STL typically carry?

4. Create a briefing sketch map on the Jamboard. How would the briefing be held in the field?

Scenario, Part 2:

Air attack arrives, contacts you on the radio, and gives you a quick update. He mentions that he can see the dozer starting to put in line near the heel of the fire. Air attack informs you that firing operations will be needed soon to protect the structures.

You drive up the road to check on progress of the crews. When you arrive, you see six engine crewmembers working extremely close to the dozer. You notice that the dozer is knocking down large trees. 

1. What steps would you take?